Little Black Box

Many females get excited for a “little blue box”, but not me! I’ve never really been a fan of Tiffany’s actually. I like jewelry, don’t get me wrong but I like more unique pieces rather than mass marketed diamond rings and key necklaces (no offense to anyone who owns or likes their products, it’s just not my thing). I’m sure Bryan was excited to learn that I don’t care for their products either…plenty of pressure was just lifted off of him. I told him flat-out I never want him to buy me anything from there…save your money, find something different and unique from a local artist or something.

But this post really isn’t about jewelry at all, I was just thinking of the excitement woman have over that little blue box and the imagination of what it could possibly be holding. My excitement came in a little black box!! A while back I did a post of gluten-free cosmetics and I am now doing a follow-up to it. I am continually searing for gluten-free/wheat-free products especially when it comes to skin care, cosmetics and body washes/lotions. This is an extremely difficult and frustrating task. I know there are products that you can order online, however I really like to see what I am buying before doing so. I want to be able to smell these items too. The other hard thing is, I’m not a huge make-up wearer. I like to have a little bit on but I never want to feel like I am wearing anything especially in the summer time. I do understand that having a thin layer of foundation is a great protection for your skin from all the pollutants and such in the environment. So I try to do just that, and like they say – “a little bit goes a long way”. My “normal” routine is foundation and eye liner. Every once in a while I will put on some eye shadow and maybe, just maybe some mascara.

When I first posted about this I contacted Bare Escentuals and they sent me the following e-mail in return:

Dear Jenny,

Thank you for contacting Bare Escentuals. I would be happy to assist you! I certainly understand your concern regarding gluten in our products!

The only products that we carry containing gluten are the 100% Natural Lipcolors, 100% Natural Lip Glosses, RareMinerals products, and the Skin Rev-er Upper contains Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract. The 100% Natural Lip Liners contain barley lipids but it has been tested to be gluten-free.

To learn more, just respond to this email or call us at the number below.
We hope this is helpful, but please do not hesitate to contact us with any additional questions you may have via email or by phone at 1-888-795-4747 during our business hours Monday through Saturday 5 AM to 9 PM, Sunday 7 AM to 4 PM Pacific Time.

Customer satisfaction is Bare Escentuals #1 priority; we appreciate you taking the time to contact us.

I received this e-mail back in February and just last week I went to Macy’s and had them match my skin tone to their foundation (another thing you can’t do online) and ended up leaving with one of their starter kits!! It is $60.00 for their starter kit and includes the following:

2 shades of bareMinerals Original SPF 15 Foundation, size Medium

1 Mineral Veil Finishing Powder, size Medium

1 Warmth All-Over Face Color, size Medium

1 Handi Buki Brush

1 Flawless Application Face Brush

1 Maximum Coverage Concealer Brush

How-to DVD to show you how to Swirl, Tap, Buff your way back to the skin you were born with

Like I said before I’m not a huge makeup person, however this stuff is awesome! I love that it feels like I’m wearing nothing, yet I have an even skin tone and It is being protected from any harmful pollutants. You can buff on as little or as much as you want depending on the level of coverage you are looking for. I usually go for a light coverage and was told by the sales associate that this should last about four months and the larger size would last between six to seven. Not bad for $60.00.

They have a huge selection of blushes (which I never use because I have naturally pink cheeks), eye shadows, eye liners, brushes etc. So take a look around and if you are looking for some great gluten-free cosmetics, I would highly recommend this to you. I can’t wait to play with some more of their products (eye shadows specially) but that will come in time.

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You just totally inspired me to go check out one of their starter kits! My sister was just making fun of my make-up bag this weekend – I have been needing new make-up for so long. Thanks for the info, Jenny!